Bloom Is Still on the Roses for Buckeyes

Football: Two prized quarterbacks sign with Ohio State, which is still in the running for another top-flight recruit.

Rose Bowl champion Ohio State landed two prized Southern California quarterbacks on Wednesday, the first day of the football signing period, and are in running for one of the nation's best receivers.

The Buckeyes signed much-traveled and heralded quarterback Austin Moherman of Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley High and quarterback David Priestly of Cypress Brethren Christian. Moherman, who attended three high schools in four years, passed for 1,705 yards and 12 touchdowns for Capistrano Valley last season. Priestly threw for 1,864 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Ohio State hopes to sign Ken-Yon Rambo, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior who set all the school receiving records at Long Beach Poly. Rambo will delay his decision for at least a week. USC is also in the running for Rambo, whose cousin, Gene Washington, was a four-time Pro Bowl receiver with the San Francisco 49ers.

"I've been discussing this with my father for about three years," Rambo said. "What's another week or month? I don't want to be pressured."

The signing period ends April 1, but most recruits made their intentions known early, with the exception of Rambo, who said he is not concerned about losing his offer to another recruit.

Ohio State was not the only school to come to California looking for quarterback help. Texas, Colorado and Washington did quite well.

But the most coveted recruit chose to stay in California.

Randy Fasani of Loomis High in Del Oro, considered the nation's No. 1 prospect by SuperPrep and PrepStar magazines, signed with Stanford. Camarillo quarterback Joe Borchard also accepted a scholarship to Stanford.